Taskly Backend

Taskly backend project developed with JavaScript(Express.js) designed to support the Taskly application ecosystem. This service provides the necessary APIs, business logic, and data handling for the Taskly front-end and its features.

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Table of Contents

• Taskly Backend
  • Table of Contents
  • Overview
  • Features
  • Project Structure
  • Installation
  • Usage
  • API Endpoints
    • auth
    • Tasks
    • Users
  • Contributing
  • License
  • Author

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Overview

Taskly Backend handles core logic, user management, task operations, and analytics for the Taskly productivity suite. It is built for seamless integration with a JavaScript/TypeScript front-end and is suitable for deployment as a cloud-based or local service.

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Features

• User authentication and authorization
• CRUD operations for tasks and categories
• Fully RESTful API design with JSON responses
• Integrated with AI-based task task advisor
• Designed for extensibility and easy deployment

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Project Structure

taskly-backend/
├── config/             # Configuration files (arcjet, environment)
├── controllers/        # Main controllers (auth, tasks, user)
├── database/           # Connect to database
├── middleware/         # All Middlewares (arcjet, auth, error)
├── models/             # Models for (tasks, user)
├── routes/             # All routes like (auth, tasks, user)
├── app.js              #Main file for controlling server
├── .env.development.local              #Environment variables for development mode file for controlling server
├── .env.production.local              #Environment variables for production mode file for controlling server
├── package.json
└── README.md

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Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/rahel-webdeveloper/taskly-backend.git
   cd taskly-backend

2. Install dependencies:

   npm install

3. Configure environment:

   • Add to .env.(development/production).local all below envirment variables.

PORT=5000

NODE_ENV="development"

DB_URI="your db uri"

JWT_SECRET="your jwt secret"

JWT_EXPIRES_IN="your jwt expires time"

ARCJET_KEY="ajkey_092ftm9ccefz"

ARCJET_ENV="development/production"

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Usage

Start the backend server (default port is typically 5000):

npm start

Or, for development with auto-reload:

npm run dev

The backend will be accessible at http://localhost:5000/ (or your configured port).

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API Endpoints

Some API Emdpoits are below.

auth

• POST /auth/sign-up – Register a new user
• POST /auth/sign-in – Authenticate user and retrieve token
• POST /auth/sign-out – Sign Out user
• POST /auth/remove-account – Deleting user account with validation of password.

Tasks

• GET /tasks – Retrieve all tasks for the authenticated user
• POST /tasks – Create a new task
• PUT /tasks/:id – Update a task
• DELETE /tasks/:id – Delete a task

Users

• GET /users – Retrieve all users only to admin user

• GET /users/:id – Retrieve data for the authenticated user

• ...and more depending on project scope

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Contributing

Contributions, issues, and feature requests are welcome! Please open an issue or submit a pull request.

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License

This project is public and currently does not specify a license.

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Author

• Made by Khatibullah Rahel

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